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DOL/MSHA RIN: 1219-AA47 Publication ID: Fall 1996 
Title: Hazard Communication 
Abstract: Today's complex mining environment subjects miners to well-known hazards, such as coal mine dust and crystalline silica; to emerging hazards, including hazardous wastes burned as fuel supplements at cement kilns; and to changing hazards from the many chemicals brought onto mine property. This rule would provide miners with the means to receive necessary information on the hazards of chemicals to which they are exposed and the actions necessary to protect them from such hazards. In developing this rule, MSHA has reviewed OSHA's hazard communication standard, information collected by NIOSH, and public comments. For its final rule, MSHA intends to publish a user-friendly regulation which will facilitate compliance by mine operators, while providing increased health and safety protection to miners. 
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: Not yet determined     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 30 USC 811   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  03/30/1988  53 FR 10257   
ANPRM Comment Period End  07/31/1988    
NPRM  11/02/1990  55 FR 46400   
NPRM Comment Period End  01/31/1992  56 FR 48720   
Final Action  08/00/1997    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Patricia W. Silvey
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances
Department of Labor
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Room 631, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350,
Arlington, VA 22209-3939
Phone:202 693-9440
Fax:202 693-9441
Email: silvey.patricia@dol.gov